Forest Park

Montgomery, AL

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Forest Park - Montgomery, AL Area Guide

Enjoy southern hospitality beside Alabama State University

Affordable Great Location University Convenient Restaurants

Forest Park is a charming neighborhood south of Downtown Montgomery. This quaint neighborhood offers affordable housing options in a variety of styles, from ranch-style houses to modern apartments. The Montgomery Country Club in the southern end of the community provides a lush backdrop for several homes as well. Forest Park is also a great choice for students, families, and university employees since the neighborhood is about a mile away from Alabama State University and Huntingdon College. Forest Park has an abundance of restaurants, specialty shops, and grocery stores while there are other shopping centers not far from the neighborhood as well. Proximity to downtown means Forest Park residents can enjoy some of the city’s best restaurants and biggest attractions like the Rosa Parks Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice.

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

40 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

90 / 100

Somewhat Bikeable

Bikeability

30 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 20 Minute Walk

Groceries

50 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

50 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

40 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

20 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

30 / 100

Very Noisy

Quiet Score

20 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Gayle Planetarium
  • Montgomery Zoo

Airports

  • Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field)

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.